Quote#Desire
Some say that the people of Candahar desire our rule. I cannot think…
Quote byCharles George Gordon · 1833–1885
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to The Times (23 February 1881), p. 8.
English (original)
Some say that the people of Candahar desire our rule. I cannot think that any people like being governed by aliens in race or religion. They prefer their own bad native Governments to a stiff, civilized Government, in spite of the increased worldly prosperity the latter may give.
— Charles George Gordon
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